The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-08

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easy at 3S5 per cent. Prime mercantile papel
og6 per cent. Sterling exchange dull but
steady at 81 S4h for 60 days and 81 So for de-
BOnds-Governmen bonds we're suiet and
steady to firm. State bonds were dull and
Stocks-The stock market today WAS some
whist irregular, but prices for the NEST part
| 6ecupiad lower range than yesterday.
Ihere was considerable selling by the for
elgners early in the daJ which induced the
Traders soon 10 follow suit. The later were
iMnnueaced also by the want of strength in
western Union, and that stock was freely
sold by the professional element. The
erangers, with the exception OF st. Paul,
were the stron gest stocks on the list, and
tne squirt In Pacific Mail added in making
= reaction during the forenoon, but the
selling was renewed late in the day by the
trsders and the Chicago party and the i'm
Pr9venent was lost. Wheeling and Lake
ere Efie waJ again prominently active, but
Iaiieu 10 receive the support usual of late,
and yielded freely in the latter part Of the
day. Western Union received most atten-
ton. but showed considerable weakness,
especially IN the afternoon, although there
was G0oS buying orders in the stosk. A
special drive was made at st, Paul in the
last hour, but fractional decline only was
established, and = est of it was afterward re-
gained. IhS opening was weak with declines
LON Yesterdays final figures extending
through the first few minutes, bat he entire
list soon yielded and declines ranging up to
ia per cent. were established. After a slight
reaction the market became extremely dull,
stter IL o'clock, when the entire list became
hfm' The improvement, however, was lost
in the last hour, althsu Ugh the market clossd
steady to hrm, on rally at irregular
changes rom the opening Il cures. ma
jority of the active lat are lower this eTea-
lne' but with the exception Of Kansas and |
Texas, which is down per cont, the final |
changes are fCr fractional amounts only.
hon do 10
go. Final changes were about equally d.
yided between gains and losses. Galveston,
harrisburg and San Antonio western d.
y " frsts rose SO, to "a; No folk and
St Louis division, Is 2, 10 III. Wabash
general trust receipts iell of ~, to 57sz.
a, ING total sales OF stocks today were 211,-
IA shares, including Erie, 1850; Louisville
souri, Pacific, 3,OS6; Northwestern, ii, is5;
New. Jersey Central, $3.50; Oregon Trans.
continental, Sl5S; Pacific Mail, 1850: Read
Ing, 77i0; St; Paul, 1920. st. Paul and
= !, maaha. gl50; Texas PSc.f ic, 400: Union Pa.
zinc, 1925; Western Union, "a 925. Closing
luotations;
r, LONDON, June 7.-Atlantic and Great
Y estern tirsts, +65s; seconds, l0]1; Canadian
,aeltc, 621s; Erie, 41s. Bar silver, 437S per
PARIS. June Three per cent. rentes.
vt, 21sc for the account.
BANK CLEARINGS.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, June 7.-Clsarings
4 the banks today, 81, 1888 ,0sl.
NEW YORK, June Bank 81 arinRs to-
ay were Sl22, 136. 1852; balances, %, SO5 ,947.
BOSTON, MASS, June The bank clear
1gs today were SIC, So, 467; balALc.s, $2,0a3,-
u.
BALTIMORE, MD, June Bank clear
lss today were S2.4l2,l7l; balances, s265. 3S7.
Pa, June Bank
l,677,5ll. !
ST. LOUIS, MO-. June Bank clearings :
day were $3,S7S,S97; balances, $774,296,
CHICAGO; ILL. June blank clearings